US backs Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip as ‘right to self-defense’
Tehran (KNA) - The United States has backed Israel’s deadly airstrikes and shelling of the Gaza Strip, describing the attacks as an act of self-defense.
This comes as a fresh flare-up of violence in the Gaza Strip caused by Israeli strikes and retaliatory Palestinian rocket attacks has entered its third day.
State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement Saturday that "the United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks" by Palestinians, adding, "We stand with Israel and fully support its right to self defense against these abhorrent attacks."
Tensions erupted on Friday following the killing of four Palestinians, two in an Israeli air raid on southern Gaza and two during the regime's live fire at anti-occupation protesters near a fence separating the blockaded coastal enclave from the occupied territories.
Source: PressTV